Swirlydoos Round Robin Week 2

This is my layout for October's go of Round Robin at Swirlydoos.

This summer has been hot hot hot and we finally got our break and traveled to St. Louis to visit my sister and my mom and dad. They have a great zoo there and it's FREE!

This is the penguin house, it is inside and COLD.

I will have more animal los coming your way!

I didn't really do any new techniques, just trying to get back into the groove of scrapping
after my hiatus.

I did use some new Distress Stains and they are awesome!

Love the colors of the Midnight Waltz October kit!!

100 FOLLOWERS!

Thanks to everyone who is enjoying the new blog look!

I never thought I would have 100 people who would even want to glance this way!

I am planning a surprise, so be on the lookout over the next week or so.

:)

The above layout is for the SGC Misting, Masking and Gesso.

Of course, I love all these mediums so this wasn't a challenge as much as a delight for me!

I used the Gesso to prime all the DA pieces for painting. I do this a lot with DA because it
is so porous. The gesso really helps the paint stick.

I misted the over the matching mask (that I just happen to have) on the TA tag.

I used a couple of crackle stamps that I am not sure the manufacturer of. I know, I am bad! They may be Prima.

I used the paper from Retro Tapestry. I love the bright fun colors of these gorgeous papers!

Anyway, this is me finally almost 100% recovered after my laparotomy. For those that don't know, in June I had my right ovary removed. What is supposed to be the size of a walnut, was about the size of a newborn's head! My ovary had ballooned to almost 7 inches, so it had to go.

I had my c-section scar reopened (and then some) in order to get it out and weeks of recovery.

Please see your doctors yearly ladies!

Thanks for looking!

Swirlydoos Vintage Fae Sketch Challenge

For the July kit sketch challenge, I chose this adorable (I know I am biased) picture of Kassidy.

I love the Mistable alphabet set! SO cute!! It can go with a lot of different layouts.

On the DA circle, I used Gesso to prime it, then a coat of Gloss Mod Podge, then a generous sprinkle of Fairy Dust Glitter in Pralines N Cream then another coat of Mod Podge.

On the filters, I used the matching stamps for the Butterfly Garden paper set, I stamped with Versamark ink, then used Perfect Pearls and Magical Micas to bring out the stamp. After the stamps dried, I hit them with a little mist.

Thanks for looking!

SO, after a LOOOOONG break from scrapping and recovery from my laparotomy, I am BACK!

I am having a shoe hoarding moment. So, I thought I would scrap about it.
I love wedges, and this lo is my ode to wedges!

I painted the O title piece with Distress inks and stains.

I used Vintage Photo Distress ink on the brown book-page papers.
I used Starburst Mists on the background in Baby Blue Eyes Aqua.

I LOVE Lindy's Stamp Gang products. Their sprays don't clog and for a vintage look, I use the Moon Shadow Mists, but for a brighter bold look, I use the Starburst Mists.
I also love the Mica powders!

I used a few Prima flowers as accents, some Dusty Attic chipboard and Tattered Angels chipboard as well.

Thanks for stopping by!

Apologies!

To my followers!!

I have neglected my poor poor blog for so long!

I will revamp it (I hatred that template) and post some new layouts.

This is only a temporary look!

Thanks! More to come!

Dancer

My last official DT layout for Scraps of Darkness.

My sister took and taught dance for years. These pictures are from her teaching days.

I used the April kit, Foundations for this layout.

The single velvet ribbon is ruched to fit around the circle.

I used Smooch Illuminate over the foam Thickers to give them a shine.

Thanks for looking everyone! I appreciate my followers and I will be uploading new layouts as often as I can!

Scraps Of Darkness REVEAL Day!

My boys, looking way too cool!

This is based on the sketch for April by Charlotte aka Suepup.

I covered the timepiece clocks with clear embossing powder just for a little gloss and dimension.

I love the big apple tree in our yard. When it blooms I try to go out and take pics as soon as I can because with the OK winds, they don't hang on long! But, it does make our yard look like a fairy land of petals.

I switched up the colors a bit on this one.

Ahhh, Captain Jack Sparrow! Am I excited about this new adventure? YES! The pin that Mandy crafted seemed to come right out of his hair. ;)

My little boy on a trip to Houston with us years ago. I wanted to use the moss here as it created a TON of texture to the lo! I used a TH sticker as a label for the bottle.

Hello and WELCOME to reveal day at Scraps of Darkness!

I wanted to take a quick moment here to thank Melinda for giving me the opportunity to design for her these past months, it has been an amazing and eye opening experience!

This is my last month to design for SOD and I know that the team in place will rock out pages like no other! Sadly, time constraints are preventing me from continuing to design.

On to the kit:

This month's kit features the BRAND NEW Bo Bunny Timepiece line. A gorgeous array of golds, browns and reds that works for boys, girls, heritage and pirate pages! ;)

The color addon features Shimmerz Spritz and Perfect Pearls mists along with three Shimmerz pots. Fun for painting!

I used inks to change up or highlight the colors in this kit.

Apparently, my Tim Holtz mask jumped out at me to use with this as I used it twice!

The little bottles are so great. And I LOVED the Tim Holtz Idea-ology stickers! Alphabets, butterflies, school images and other odds and ends!

The ZVA is very pretty and I have a lo in the works that I wish was done, but it isn't, so I will post it in a week or so.